Before heroes like Heracles walked the earth, one Titan changed humanity forever. Prometheus defied Zeus, stole fire from Olympus, and gave mankind knowledge, survival, and power. But his rebellion ...

First of all, though they had eyes to see, they saw to no avail; they had ears, but they did not understand; but, just as shapes in dreams, throughout their length of days, without purpose they ...

Since 2005, Scottish publisher Canongate has undertaken an ambitious project: to have some of the world's most interesting writers retell a myth. "The Fire Gospel," by Michel Faber ("The Crimson Petal ...

In classic Greek mythology, Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus and god of forethought and crafty counsel, was entrusted (alongside Athena) with the moulding of mankind out of mud and wind. He is ...

Prometheus was a wily Titan who made the ultimate sacrifice for human progress. Greek Gods are notorious for petty squabbling, brutal punishments, and meddling in people’s love lives. But in the myth ...

THE third episode of the Prometheus begins with the sudden and unannounced entrance of Io. She is an innocent maiden, daughter of Inachos, an Argive river-god. Being wooed by Zeus, she excited the ...